Sensors are everywhere—in our phones, watches, and shoes. And now our earphones, too. The SMS BioSport heart rate-sensing earbuds aim to be the audio companion of choice for all you marathon runners, mountain bikers, and other hardcore athlete types who need to know your beats per minute on a daily basis. »12/23/14 10:20am 12/23/14 10:20am

Mothers are responsible for the welfare of their children. This is something we assume is true and something that guides the behavior of women with kids. They are watchful. They are worried. They set boundaries: Go to bed at such-and-such hour. Eat a balanced breakfast. Follow these rules.»10/27/14 4:20pm 10/27/14 4:20pm

Everybody and their mother has brought an activity tracker to market in the last year, but it actually makes sense that Polar—a company with a long history making heart rate monitors—would get into the game. Unfortunately, their first stab at a fitness monitor feels more like a first-draft. »12/04/13 4:00pm 12/04/13 4:00pm

The WSJ is reporting that the NSA can actually reach and spy on more of the Internet than they've publicly said. In fact, it looks like the NSA can reach roughly 75% of all U.S. Internet traffic. And yes, the NSA can read your e-mails too. »8/20/13 11:15pm 8/20/13 11:15pm

Animal has discovered the list of words that the Department of Homeland Security specifically target when they monitor Tweets and Facebook posts and it's, um, comprehensive. Ever tweet about the weather? Or used 'closure', 'cloud', 'home grown', 'bart', 'subway' or hell even 'social media' in your posts? YOU'RE… »2/27/12 7:20pm 2/27/12 7:20pm

The idea of having home theater speakers masked as art prints is certainly enticing. But when there are only 20 designs to choose from, and they all look PRETTY TERRIBLE, that intrigue quickly evaporates. »9/19/11 9:09am 9/19/11 9:09am

Got an Apple Cinema display and a couple of Macs lying around? Want them to all work together? No problem, Kanex's latest accessory, the SnapX two-port switcher has got you covered. »8/03/11 7:24pm 8/03/11 7:24pm

Both Acer's two 3D monitors are priced fairly well, at $689 for the 27-inch model and $449 for the 23.6-incher, but if you can stretch for the larger size you'll get NVIDIA's 3D Vision glasses thrown in for good measure. »4/14/11 3:40am 4/14/11 3:40am

I feel bad. When I got my first laptop, I just tossed my old CRT monitor out. I should've been more thoughtful and recycled that old relic into a bed for my dog. It's like an adorable living wallpaper. »10/02/10 3:00pm 10/02/10 3:00pm

This 18.5-inch screen doesn't exactly look exciting with its 1366 x 768 resolution, but it has a secret: It draws about half the power of a standard monitor and it does it through two USB 3.0 ports. »6/09/10 10:00pm 6/09/10 10:00pm